Blog & Advice

We have seen plenty of fashions come and go over the years within the career development landscape, each one promising to change job-seeking forever in the way one presents themself. Through all of these developments however, the CV has shown remarkable resilience. Technology has changed how…

It may not sound in theory like there would be too big a difference between CV writing for management and director-level appointments, but in fact if you are not pitched at exactly the right level, your CV will make the move up the ladder nearly impossible.

Before you start an interim management assignment how long can you expect it to last? When this writer ran an Interim Consultancy he put two urgently needed top executives into a government agency for six weeks. They stayed for nearly three years. It really is as variable as…

For many today, interim management has become the viable (and often more lucrative) alternative to permanent employment. Often this is as a result of age discrimination kicking in as one gets older, regardless of the law or the good intentions expressed by…

Should a CEO CV be different from those of any other executive? Yes, but firstly define CEO. Being CEO of a £1m turnover regional company is rather different to performing as the head of a £1bn global group. Although obvious, it is amazing how many of the former…

When, as it is alleged, the Chief of the British Armed Services, was informed via the Sunday Times that the new Defence Secretary had sacked him he must have felt totally gutted. What a way of thanking someone for 40 years’ service at the highest level for their…